Use a straw
The crossword clue "Use a straw" is answered by SUCK, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SUCK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SUCK answer page.
Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DRINK (1 uses in xd)
- SIPHON (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Use a swizzle stick - STIR, used 114 times
- Use a keyboard - TYPE, used 113 times
- Use scissors - SNIP, used 81 times
- Not in use - IDLE, used 50 times
- Straw in the wind - OMEN, used 40 times
- Use a letter opener - SLIT, used 32 times
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